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From: stevej@hpcpbla.HP.COM (Steve Jerman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Why are HP DAT tape drives not shipping?
Message-ID: <660013@hpcpbla.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Aug 90 15:20:29 GMT
References: <3738@ralph.Lafayette.LA.US>
Organization: HP Computer Peripherals Bristol, UK
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>My employer has had the new HP 1.3 GByte DAT tape drive on order for
>a while.  We were recently told that they were on production hold.
>Does anyone know why?

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Hi Pete,

  From time to time, most products will go on hold due to vendor
  problems. Unfortunately, HP's DDS drive just had one of these
  problems. All is now resolved and production is as normal. Your
  employer should expect to recieve the product on the date of order
  acknowledgement. Please let me know if there are any more problems
  with this.

  For your information we use a Just In Time production process which
  is why the line will go on hold so quickly, and this also explains
  why it comes off hold just as quickly (assuming the problem gets
  sorted). There is a little red light hanging on the ceiling which
  comes on when the line goes on hold to emphasize the fact!

Steve Jerman
Hewlett Packard
Computer Peripherals Bristol
(We make the drive)

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